The Galapagos Islands are a chain of volcanic islands located on either side of the equator in the Pacific Ocean. The isolated location of the islands has allowed a vast number of species to develop that are original to each island, such as the marine iguana, the blue-footed booby, the magnificent frigatebird and of course the giant Galapagos tortoise, which may live to be over one hundred years old.

Studied by Charles Darwin during his historic voyage on the HMS Beagle, the island life contributed to his groundbreaking theory of evolution. Today the islands are a popular tourist destination and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

This book, part of the New York Times best-selling series, is enhanced by eighty illustrations and a detachable fold-out map complete with four photographs on the back.


加拉巴哥群島是跨越太平洋赤道南北兩側的火山島鏈，與世隔絕的孤立地理位置，使每座島嶼都演化出大量原生物種，例如海鬣蜥、藍腳鰹鳥、華美的軍艦鳥，當然還有體型巨大、壽命可達百年以上的加拉巴哥象龜。

查爾斯．達爾文在其著名的小獵犬號航行中，徒經加拉巴哥群島，並在島上研究當地物種，這也啟迪他日後開創性的進化論。現在加拉巴哥群島是熱門觀光景點，也名列聯合國教科文組織世界遺產。

本書為《紐約時報》暢銷榜套書之一，內含 80 張精美插圖與 1 張可拆卸折疊地圖，背面為 4 張照片。


【適讀程度】
 Age Range: 8 - 12 years